School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.9885 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9885 years
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
0.9885 years
in 2024
All-time low
0.3369 years
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 is 0.9885 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 0.9885 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3369 years, in 1973.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 138th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.3369 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.3389 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3415 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3453 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3495 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3537 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3565 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3597 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3657 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3602 years | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3505 years | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3497 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.349 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3591 years | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3564 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3622 years | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3674 years | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.368 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3668 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3722 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.37 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3702 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3701 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3736 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3766 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3799 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3956 years | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4048 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4117 years | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4352 years | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4605 years | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4679 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4842 years | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5021 years | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5357 years | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5469 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5545 years | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5791 years | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.582 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6581 years | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6997 years | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.756 years | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.804 years | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8587 years | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8768 years | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8791 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8928 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8996 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8719 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9415 years | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9752 years | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9885 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.346 years | 0.3369 years | 0.3565 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.358 years | 0.349 years | 0.3674 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3743 years | 0.3668 years | 0.3956 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4803 years | 0.4048 years | 0.5545 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7586 years | 0.5791 years | 0.8928 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9354 years | 0.8719 years | 0.9885 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.43 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.3% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 40.11 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 was 0.9885 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9885 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3369 years in 1973.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release